“Nice car, Funky…”
“…Did you get a good deal on the lease?”
“…How’s the gas mileage?”
“…Have you given it a name yet?“ Yes, friends, only in the Funkiverse would that third question be the one that gets asked of a new car owner (ok, lessee). Indeed, Funky has given some thought to this matter: turns out that to unwisely choose your car’s name will invite a “beat-down”. From whom? The Happiness Police?
Tag: bricks
Clown Car
We know it’s a new car because it’s giving off little “sparkle” lines. What isn’t new is the gag here: Funky’s so pleased with himself for having remembered to bring the necessary documentation with him to the dealer, but in the midst of crowing about it, he is reminded of his own fallibility.
Whatever else can be said about Tom Batiuk, I happen to think he’s got some pretty good musical tastes. Along with today’s Steve Earle reference, in the past he’s had Funky and Holly dancing to a Rodney Crowell tune, and he’s name-dropped Mink DeVille in an interview.
But he still can’t draw cars for shit. How’s Funky even gonna fit in that thing?
Little Old Lady Who?
Most
carelessly-rendered
neon sign ever.
Looks like Batiuk plans on letting the Kilimanjaro Saga unfold on an alternate-week basis…
Today we find ourselves in the familiar confines of Montoni’s. I always asssumed that the lettering in Montoni’s window was a neon sign, but the closeup in panel 2 reveals that the letters are not connected. Maybe they’re painted on, or maybe they’re those gummy window clings? Though that doesn’t explain how they light up.
“The Boss”, meanwhile, is finagling with the guy at the car dealership. Stress, strain, killer-shark issues, and two time jumps have beaten down our titular character to the point where he matter-of-factly renounces his very manhood, self-identifying as “a little old lady”.
I'll Be GLAAD When This is Over
“Camelot” is the prom theme for 2012, huh? That’s timely…bet it was the theme for Batiuk’s own prom at Midview High back in ’65.
Linda and Becky are still (weeks later) discussing Mr. Blackburn’s public dressing-down of his wife in front of the whole high school. Becky shares that her hitherto meek Dad, the father of four girls, “hardly said two words the entire time” she was growing up. TB must think that having him finally find his voice in order to publicly tear his wife a new one over her opposition to the same-sex prom couple makes Mr. Blackburn seem heroic. I think it makes him seem pathetic.
The Prom-ulgator
Epicus Doomus
May 16, 2012 at 12:37 am
Is that f*cking Les standing there behind Nate in panel two?Jeffcoat Wayne
May 16, 2012 at 1:01 pm
I believe that’s both Les and Cayla standing off to the side behind Nate. How fun!
Yep, Lord and Lady Douchebag have a place of honor behind Nate, and Summer beams her approval as he wraps up his sermon. If “the long and short of it” is that the SSC is allowed to attend in accordance with the school’s rules, why the hell didn’t Nate just tell Roberta that when she blew into his office? Oh, right: this is a month-long prestige arc.
promulgate (ˈprɒm(ə)lgeɪt), verb: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
Son of Stuck Funky 